Head wearing-apparel.



M. F. HARRIS & W. D. LEWIS.

HEAD WEARING APPAREL. ARPLICATION FILED DEC. 1 1913.

Patented May 18, 1915.

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HEAD WEARING APPAREL.

APPLICATION FILED 050.1, 1913.

Patented May 18, 1915.

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MARY FRANCES HARRIS AND WILLIAM DABNEY LEWIS, OF CARTI-IAGE, ILLINOIS.

HEAD WEARING-APPAREL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 18, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, MARY FRANCES HARRIS and WILLIAM DABNEY LEWIS, bothcitizens of the United States, and'residing at Carthage, in the countyof Hancock and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Head Wearing- Apparel, of which the following is aspecification.

Our invention relates to head wearing apparel preferably in the form ofa hood or cap designed for protection against severe weather or forprotection of patients.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a simple andinexpensive apparel which will amply protect the head, face and neck,yet which is light and of neat and pleasing appearance.

Another object is to provide for adjusting in order that the wearersface may be substantially entirely inclosed or the face partly or whollyexposed, and to accomplish this a simply arranged vizor, tab and flapparts are provided which can be adjusted in various combinations to givethe desired exposure or covering.

The various features of our invention are clearly shown on theaccompanying drawings in which Figure 1 shows a hood in place on awearers head with the vizor section held up and the mouth tabs held opento expose the greater part of the face, Fig. 2 is a rear view showingover-lapping flaps, Fig. 3 is a view like Fig. 1 but showing the vizorsection down and the mouthtabs closed, and Fig. 4. shows a cap form ofapparel for male wear.

The body 5 of the hood in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 is shaped to fit thehead, andis provided with the opening 6 in the front for the face. Thisopeningwhen uncovered will expose only the eyes, nose and mouth, the top edge 7of the opening engaging across the. fore: head directly over the eyes,the lower edge 8 engaging over the chin below the mouth, and the sides 9and 10 extending'well inwardly over the cheeks. Below the chin anelastic draw band 11 is preferably applied in order to draw the materialtogether below the chin toward the throat. The lower end 12 of the hoodextends downwardly beyond the neck, section 13 a dis tance sufiicient toform a short cape in order that the neck will be more fully protected.

Secured to the body part along the edge 7 of the opening is the vizorflap 1 1 having the end extensions 15 and 16 provided with button holes17 and 18 for receiving buttons 19 and 20 secured adjacent the opening6. When it is desired to expose the eyes this vizor'flap is foldedupwardly against the forehead and in order to insure its remaining inthis open position it may be buttoned in place as indicated in Fig. 1.When it is desired to shield the eyes against light the vizor flap isunbuttoned from its upper position and swung downwardly when it willextend at an angle from the cap in front of the eyes to act as a vizor.If it is desired to entirely cover the eyes and to more fully protectthem, the vizor part may be buttoned in its lower position as shown inFig. 3 to be thus stretched across the bridge of the nose and closeagainst the eyes.

Extending from the lower part of the edges 9 and 10 are flaps 21 and 22provided at their ends with button-holes 23 and 2a respectively forreceiving the buttons 25 and 26 respectively, secured adjacent the edges9 and 10 at the bases of the tabs. When it is desired to expose themouth these tabs are swung down as indicated in Fig. 1 and in order tohold them in this position buttons 27 and 28 may be provided on the chinpart of the hood for the button-holes 28 and 24L in the tabs. If it isdesired to protect the mouth, either one,

or both of the tabs are swung up and'across and secured to itsrespective button. If tab 22 is to be closed it is swung up and acrossthe mouth and buttoned to button 26, and tab 21 may remain in itsdownposition. Likewise, if tab 21 is to be closed, it is released frombutton 27 and swung across the mouth and buttoned to the button 25. Ifmore protection is desired both tabs can be closed, one of the tabsbeing swungup and across the mouth and the other tab then thrown overthe first closed tab and secured to its respective button, as shown inFig. 3. When the mouth tabs are closed and the vizor flap is down asshown in Fig. 8, the entire face is practically inclosed, only thenostrils being exposed. A hood of this kind is therefore very desirableas a sleeping cap and is particularly desirable for patients who mustsleep out of doors, for exing entirely covered and only the nostrilsexposed, the patient will be required to breathe mostly through thenose, which is I very beneficial. 'The elastic band 11 will keep theneck section 13 drawn snugly up against the throat and neck and the capep'art'secured to the cap is substantially like 7 part 12 will protectthe neck, the upper part of the shoulders, the chest and the back. i

The hoods for female wear are'preferably adapted to open at the-back inorder that they may be more easily drawn over the hair. The back of'thehood has therefore preferably overlapping flaps 29 and .30 and'the outerflap 29 has a button-hole 31 for receiving the button 32 on the otherflap. When the hood is opened at the back, it can readily he slippedoverthe head and hair and then buttoned up, the flaps affording goodprotection. The hood does not necessarily require the back opening asthe structure may be such that the elastic band'll of the neck part willstretch suffi-,. ciently' to allow the'cap to be drawn down 7 over thehead.

In Fig. 4 a more desirable formis shown I for male out-of-door wear, thecrown part being in the form of an ordinary cap 33 provided'witha vizor34. The part 5 for :inclosing theback ofthe head and the face is sewninto the cap to be folded therein when not utilized. The structure of{the that shown in "Figs. 1. and 3 except that a vizor 'flap 14isnotshown on Fig. 4: although one may be provided if desired,- the capshield 34 performing most of the functions of'such special flap. Themouth tabs 21 and 22 are shown in another'positiontoprotect the mouth,the tabs instead of being swung entirely across the opening 6-as shownin Fig. 3, extending only half way across the opening and theneach bent,back on ltself and secured in place- As shown, tab 21-extends half-wayacross the opening and is then bent back and secured to button, 26, andtab 22 is bent back and 1 secured to button 25,;the tabs substantially.

meeting in front of the mouth, and fully protecting the mouth but at thesame time allowing ready breathing therethrough. The tabs could ofcourse bearranged as shown in Fig. 1. or'Fig. 3, and likewise. the

tabs in Figs, 1 and 3 could be arranged as in Fig. 4. v Instead ofcutting button-holes and sewing ,on ordinary buttons as shown in Figs.

1, 2 and 3, metal snap buttons 7; could be used and instead of ordinarybutton holes metallic eyelets 6 could be used as shown.

in Fig. 4. In order that tabs or flaps may be buttoned from either side,eyelets are secured in the desired place at each side of the material. iFor example on the tabs in place of cutting inordinary button holes,

eyelets are securedtothe opposite sidesof in this lateral position.

the tabs in order that a tab may be buttoned with either side againstthe cap body. By using such eyelets the cloth need not be cut as thesectionof cloth across the openings of opposed eyelets is sufficientlyelastic to allow ready insertion of a snap button into the eyelets fromeither side. g V The form of cap shown in Fig. 4 is particularlyadaptable for out door wear, as

for example for chauffeurs, hunters, for skating, motoring, etc.

The form shown .in Figs. 1 to 3 is very desirable for out door wear forladies and children, but is particularly desirable as a sleeping cap orfor patients who must sleep in the open, the various parts beingadjustable to protect against light and to partly or entirely cover theface, the elastic band keeping the neck section snugly against thethroat'and neck.

We do not of course desire tov be'limited to the exact construction andarrangement,

curing saidtab in closed position across the mouth, and'means forsecuring'sa d tab-in V open position awayfrom the mouth,

2. A cap or hoodfor receiving the entire head and face and having afrontopening through which the eyes, noseand mouth may beexposed, mouthtabs extending. from the opposite edges of said opening and adapted tobe swung laterally to over-lapping engagement with eachother and acrossthe mouth, and'means for securing the tabs in such closed position. 3. Acap or hood for receivingthe entire head and face and havlng an'openingin its front through which the eyes,'nose and mouth may be exposed,mouth tabs secured to the opposite lateral edges of said opening, saidtabs being adapted to'be swung downwardly away from the mouth, means tosecure saidtabswin such position, said tabs being adapted to be swungthe mouth, and means for holding the tabs 4. A cap or hoodfor receivingthe entire head and face andhaving an opening in its front through whichthe eyes, nose'and mouth may be exposed, mouth tabs secured to theopposed lateral edges ofsaid opening and eachhaving button receivingmeans at its end, ibuttons onsaid hood below-said opening to -which thetabs may be secured when in open positionto'expose the mouth, andbuttons adjacent the sides; of said laterally across i opening to whichthe tabs may be secured when swung across the mouth.

5. A cap or hood for receiving the entire head and face and having afront opening, a vizor hinged to said cap or hood alongthe front edge ofsaid opening and adapted to be swung'to upper position outside of thehood and above the eyes and to be swung into lower position across theeyes, and means for securing said vizor in its upper position and saidsame means serving to secure the vizor in its lower position.

6. A cap or hood for receiving the entire head and face and having afront opening, a vizor hinged to said cap along the upper edge of saidopening and having a buttonhole in each end, and a single set of buttonsfor receiving the button-holes to lock said vizor either in openposition outside of the hood and across the forehead or in closedposition across the eyes.

7 A cap or hood for receiving the entire head and face and having afront opening through which the eyes, nose and mouth may be exposed, avizor piece hinged to said hood or cap along the upper edge of saidopening and adapted to be swung upwardly away from the eyes and to lieacross the tending from the opposite side edges of said opening andadapted to be seoured'in open position away from the mouth or to beswung and secured in position across the opening in front of the mouth.

8. A cap for receiving the entire head and face and having a frontopening through which the eyes, nose and mouth will be exposed, a viz'orpiece hinged to the cap along the upper edge of said opening, and mouthtabs extending from the lateral edges of said opening, said vizor pieceand mouth tabs when closed extending across said opening to entirelyclose said opening except for a small slit in front of the nostrils ofthe wearer.

In witness whereof we hereunto'subscribe our names this 28th day ofNovember, A. D., 1913.

l/Vitnesses: V

THOS. F. DUNN, S. H. FERRIS.

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